Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
कलिर्दुष्टस्तथा प्रोक्तः किं करिष्यति पापकः । चातुर्विद्यान्समाहूय ऊचुस्ते त्रय एव च
kalirduṣṭastathā proktaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati pāpakaḥ | cāturvidyānsamāhūya ūcuste traya eva ca
“கலி தீயவன் என்று கூறப்பட்டது—அந்தப் பாவி என்ன செய்வான்?” என்று சொல்லி, அந்த மூவர் சாத்துர்வித்யர்களை அழைத்து அவர்களிடம் உரைத்தனர்।
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A solemn divine council speaks of Kali’s wickedness; three luminous beings summon learned groups (Cāturvidyas) to deliberate on sustaining dharma.
FAQs
When Kali (moral decline) is anticipated, dharmic communities respond by organizing life and livelihood in a rule-bound way to preserve order.
The setting is Dharmāraṇya (a sacred forest-region); this verse itself focuses on social/dharmic measures rather than praising a specific tirtha by name.
None explicitly; the verse introduces a convening/announcement that leads into livelihood and community regulations.